Moissa Surname
Approximately 1,358 people bear this surname
Moissa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 1,177 | 1:3,479 | 421 |
| Brazil | 144 | 1:1,486,627 | 49,780 |
| Niger | 35 | 1:548,343 | 14,024 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
The alternate forms: Moïssa (89) are calculated separately.
Moissa (68) may also be a first name.
Moissa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moissa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Moissa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﻴﺲ, Marathi: मोइसा) is carried by more people in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Moïssa. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Moissa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 283,643rd most prevalent surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 5,366,381 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Moissa reside; 89 percent reside in West Africa and 87 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 1,181,159th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 68 people.
The surname is most widespread in Mauritania, where it is held by 1,177 people, or 1 in 3,479. In Mauritania Moissa is mostly concentrated in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 26 percent live, Gorgol Region, where 12 percent live and Brakna Region, where 12 percent live. Not including Mauritania this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 11 percent live and Niger, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Moissa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Moissa in the Marathi language | ||
| मोइसा | mo'isa | - |
| Moissa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻣﻴﺲ | amys | 59.29 |
| ﺍﻣﻴﺴﻪ | amysh | 24.86 |
| ﺃﻣﻴﺲ | amys | 7.92 |
| ﻣﻴﺲ | mys | 3.01 |
| ﺍﻣﻴﺴﻰ | amysy | 2.19 |
| ﻣﻴﺴﻰ | mysy | 1.09 |
| ﺃﻣﻴﺴﻪ | amysh | 0.82 |
| ﺃﻣﻴﺴﻰ | amysy | 0.55 |
| ﻣﻮﺳﻰ | mwsy | 0.27 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Moissa
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